THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 8, 190S.
TOMORROW CUT PRICES!
: To bring you to our store, aud show you the magnificent line of goods we carry, we have made a general price
reduction on the highest grade, most representative, most beautiful
BRAND NEW SPRING GOODS
All our regular customers know that for dress goods quality and reasonable prices, this store is not matched in Portland or elsewhere
west of Chicago; they don't need sale inducements to bring them; they come as regularly as blackberries ripen iu August. But we want
you, everybody, strangers in town, to acquire the same habit the habit of knowinsr that this is the dress eoods center: and so we have
instituted this aggressively sweeping sale to acquaint you with the place where values are regnlarly right qualities highest and where
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These prices will interest wideawake women who intend to get their Spring sewing out of the way at once, so they can enjoy the Summer.
ELEGANT BLACK DRESS GOODS
From Bradford, England", the Great Manufacturing Center in the World for Mohairs and Sicilians.
54-inch Panama, all .. wool, highest- 56-inch Sicilian Mohair, high silk lus-: 44-inch Black Panama, warranted all 46-inch Black Voile, an exceptional
grade quality, standard $1.35 value; ter, standard $2.00 grade; sale price, wool, standard $1.00 grade; sale price, dress fabric, worth $2.50; sale price,
sale price ...... 98 yard S?1.50 yard. . ....68 yard $1.65
BEAUTIFUL COLORED DRESS GOODS
Direct from the Greatest Manufacturers of the Age.
36-inch Heather, "mixed 44-inch Mixed Suitings, 46-inch Novelty Mixed 44-inch plain all-wool 44-inch Serge, iu navy, 44-inch silk and wool
wool suitings, entire line which iciu(ie" our 75c, Suitings, new $1.00 and Panama in. brown, blue, brown, cardinal, etc.; a Crepe de Paris, Boheme
of -checks, 'plaids and , , , mode aud Copenhagen ; j t , n. , o-
stripes, value 50c; sale aud 90c ges; sale $1.2o values; sale price, reiar $1.00 value; sale regular $100 grade; sale and French Crepe; $1.2o
price ............ 2oC P1-ice 65 O yard ............ .S5 piice . ." 75 price .... i ...... . 8o gvade, sale price . . . 89
EXQUISITELY DAINTY SILKS
" j New Designs, New Colorings, All New Goods.
27-inch Rough Shantung Suiting, new 19-inch all-silk Taffeta, excellent' qual- 27-inch Cream Japanese Wash Silk; 36-ineh guaranteed lining Satin, all
colorings, pure silk, $1.00 grade; sale ity, all colors; a full line; sale price, regular 65c grade; on sale at this low colors; best regular $1.25 grade; sale
OJ(. vara ooJ price ou(;
price .
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85d
DAINTY AND DURABLE WASH GOODS
; These are advance style fabrics that will prevail throughout the Summer.
22-inch Danish- Cloth, 32-inch genuine Soie- 28-inch silk-striped chal- 29-in. wool finished Pop- Lawns, in small fig- Fine Lawns at 5c,
in pink, tan,, red, sette. aU colors, names JjfJ Copenhagen , It. blue, .lin; Copenhagen blue 6-c, 7o and. .8
, -1-1.2 i j i black, white, pink, cbani- brown, white, pink, light ures, uoio, rm, auu , ' j
S,'buTfpS ssna -
sale price- ..17,only 25 price 25 35c vals., sale price 29i price 20c, for.ia'C Challies ....5c
MOST SATISFACTORY WHITE GOODS
NOVELTY WAISTINGS
28- inch Checked Nainsook, regular 15c, for lZ1;
29- inch Swiss, check and s.tri)ied, regular 35c, for 25
28-inch Dotted Swiss, 40c values, lor.... ..........25?
Dotted Swiss, 25c values, 'for . 19
Dotted Swiss, 15c values, for w .12'
Pique, 29-inch width, 50c value .2o
Sheer India Linens, White Lawns imported goods in two splendid grades :
29-inch, 17c value, for. ." . ..12i
31-inch grade, value 20c, for.... lo
34-inch Striped Persian Lawus, 25c grade. 19
34-inch Striped Pei-sian Lawns, 23c grade 15
34-inch Striped Pei-sian Lawns, 35c grade ?..... .25$
Buy elsewhere if you
will, but see our
goods first!
Mail Orders given ad
vantage ot these
prices!
CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS
LENT lias called a halt to iociety ana
for a period of 40 days there will be
little to chronicle, with the pos!ble
exception of a few Informal affair to
break the monotony. By contrast the last
week of the season was noticeably quiet,
but with uch a long season the entertain
ments were spread out and there was
consequently no crowding of belated par
ties at the last moment.
The announcement of the engagement
of Miss Oretchen Hoyt, of New York,
to Mr. Horry Corbett Is to occasion
a number of smart affairs In her
honor. Miss Hoyt's mother was a Miss
Otto, of Berlin, a niece of Mr. David
Lydlg and Mrs. Frank Sturgls, and a
cousin of Mr. Philip Lydlg. Mrs. Philip
I.J dig has long borne the reputation of
being one of the monr attrw1vA and
prominent matrons in New York society.
A charming visitor Is Mrs. Uoyd os
oroo, of jiaii Francisco, a daughter-in-law
of Robert Louis Stevenson, who is a
guest over the week-end at the country
homo of Colonel and Mrs. Henry E.
riosch. lit Hillsdale. Mira Lillian and
amillo Dosch bavo akd a number of
friends In Informally to tea this after
noon to tneet their guest. Mrs. Osborno
Is now en route to ber California home
f rom a visit in New York City. While
in the ast her small son has been a
uet at the Dosch residence.
A wedding celebrated abroad this past
week was of more than parsing interest.
It being that of Miss Alice L. Sibson, one
of the moft prominent girls, to llr.
Chauncey Winslow. The wedding was cel
ebrated quietly in Geneva, Swltserland, on
tbe second of the current month. Miss
Hibson for the past year has been touring
Kurope accompanied by ber mother and
aunt. Mrs. Gibson is expected to return in
the very near future.
One of the very prettiest teas of the
ruaon was given jointly on Monday by
Mr. J. Ernest Laldlaw and Mrs. Rupert
J. Chlpman. at the tatter's residence on
Columbia street. Mrs. Chlpman received
in a gown of a pastel blue chiffon,
trimmed with lare and banid of cloth of
silver and she carried an arm bouquet of
drltcute pink carnations. Mrs. Laidlaw
wax in black, a ahimiuering nies&ultue
sal in, embroidered with rosea and worn
with a ran' old pjarl necklace. A charm
ing dnli of color was added by a brilliant
bouquet of jonquils which she carried.
A color note of yellow was carried out
tn tbe decorations in the dining and draw-tng-room,
yellow tulips and Jonquils be
ing luied, in addition to a profusion of
Oregon grape. In the dining-room presid
ing at the mahogany table with quaint
stiver candelabra capped with vivid yel
low shades were Mrs. Philip Waavor
mann. Mrs. Walter Mathewson, Mrs. A.
C. Panton and Mrs. D. O. Scott, mother
of Mrs. 1-eidluw Mrs. Wa-iserman was
most distinguished in a Paris gown of
black, elaborated with lace and worn with
some exceedingly handsome jewels, a
small tiara effect in her ooiffnre and a
corsage pin, both composed of emeralds
nd pearls. Mrs. Panton wore a gown of
a burnt orange shade embroidered with
sheaves of wheat. Mrs. .Mathewson was
In an attractive gown of blue crepe com
bined with lace and delicate pink rosebuds
of satin. Mrs. Scott waa gowned in rich
Mack belvet worn with some old pearls.
Assisting In receiving were ilra. Henry
HmttitBini), in au Imported, gown ul a
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mauve orepe worn with jewels of emer
alds and pearls, and Mrs. Lloyd Went
worth, in white crepe de chine combined
with lace' aud narrow bands of cloth of
gold. Assisting In serving were" Miss
Dorothy Morrison, in a yellow messailne:
Miss Josephine bmlth, in an Empire gown
also of yellow: Miss Carlotta Parker, in
blue crepe, and Mrs. Leslie Smith,-in a
dainty gown of yellow chifon.
Mrs. Laidlaw and Mrs. Chlpman will be
at home on the firt and second Mondays .
in March, April and May. i
Mrs. T. M. Anderson, wife of General
Anderson, V. S. A., retired, gave a pretty
luncheon of 2 covers on Tuesday at the
Hotel Portland. Her guej-ta were Mrs. :
Charles Scadding. Mrs. Davis, of New
Jersey; Mrs. Scott. Mrs. William Mac
Master. Mrs. Wha'.ley, Mrs. Frank War
ren. Mrs. Biddle. Mm. Waller F. Burrell.
Mrs. Wallace McCamant. Mis. J. G.
Gauld. Mrs. C. J. Keed. Mrs. David
Loring. Miss Henrietta Failing. Miss
Pomeroy, Mrs. Donald MacKay, Mrs. T.
L, Eliot. Mrs. Roessler. Mrs. Bosworth'
and Mrs. C. E. Wolverton.
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One of the prettiest dinner-dances of
the Winter was given on Wednesday
evening in the drawing-rooma of the Hotel
Purtlaud by Mr. and Mrs. Mareua A. '
Fleischner in honor of the birthday of
their daughter. Mias Flora Fleisehner,
and also in compliment to their guest,
Mia Flora Stem, of San Francisco. The
table decorations were unusually hand
some, consisting of lilies of the valley,
sweet peas of a paatel pink tint, and
quantities of Golden Gate roses, while
many celored incandescent lights were
strewn among the greens, flowers and
fluffy bows of delicate pink tulle. Par
sons orchestra played during dinner and ,
also for dancing. Those accepting Mr.
and Mrs. Fleischner's hospitality were
Miss Clementine Hirsch, Miss Florence
Wolfe, Miss Florence Kohn, Miss Frances
Jacobs. Miss Delia Falk, of Boise: Miss
Virginia Ackcrnian, of San Francisco;
Miss Ranstrom. Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Lip-
maij, William F. Lipman, Dr. Jonah B.
WltA I I . . I - I T7- 1. 1
., u, iiMiiiaii djci.ijci, cjitr i t a.un,
Fred Jacobs, of New York; Marcus E.
Mayer, of New York: William Ehrman,
Adolphe Jacobs, Archie Goldsmith and
tamuel Bissinger. Later Mr. and Mrs.
I. N. Fleisehner. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon
Blumatier and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hexter
arrived for dancing. .
The Fortnightly Dancing Club, com
posed of the young married set. which
meets every- alternate Tuesday, held their
last party on Tuesday, to enable the
strict observers of Lent to enjoy thelr
last meeting until after Easter. How
ever, a number have signified their in
tention to continue throughout the peni
tential season, as -the parties are more
in the nature of a dancing claes, being
under the direction of a master.
,
Miss Delia Falk. of Boise. Idaho, is a
guest of Mrs. Samuel Rothchlld.
,.
Mrs." Christopher C. Barker, Misses Ada
and Alice Barker and William C. Barker
will sail for China March 24 on the
Manchuria. They will make an extensive
tour of the Flowery Kingdom, returning
about the middle of June.
Mrs. Gustav Simon gave an origin&l
luncheon on Saturday in compliment to
Miss Flora Fleisehner. It was a Hawaiian
affair, with table decorations of yeilow
Uitna and strings of suulax resemblins.
Hie favorite mill of the Islands. The cen
terpiece was a huge calabash (a wooden
eating bowl) tilled with yellow blessoms
and twined with lets of the greens.
Bridge followed the luncheon, , with
Hawaiian score cards and coral hatpins
for pris. Present were . Miss Flora
Stern, Miss Florence Kohn, Miss Clemen
tine Hirsch, Miss Virginia Ackerman,
Miss France. Jacobs and Miss Carrie
Hexter.
Mrs. Alma D. Katz and her sister, Mrs.
Harry David Gue. of New York City,
who are visiting their former home in
Salt Lake City, have been the guests at
a number of receptions and teas, dinners
and luncheons since their arrival.
.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hart, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Cruthers and Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Holbrook were among the Port
landers who have recently been registered
at the Hotel Alexandria In Los Angeles.
Mrs. Walter M. Cook was hostess at a
large bridge party on Wednesday at her
handsome new residence tn Irvington.
Bridge waa played at ten tables and a
number of matrons and girls arrived later
for tea.
That Portland is to shortly have a sym
phony orchestra is welcome news. The
season is to include three concerts to be
held at the Marquam, March 23. April 3
and May 1. Mr. Charles E. Dierke is to
be the director and Miss Edna B. Jones
will act as business manager..
Mrs. Solomon Blumauer ajid her daugh
ter. Miss Hasel Blumauer, have returned
from a several weeks' sojourn in San
Francisco.
Mrs. William H. Colgate entertained
with a bridge luncheon on Tuesday after
noon. Covers were lead for fourteen and
the decorations were lilies of the valley,
daffodils and tulips. Favors were corsago
bouquets of lilies of the valley. Present
were Mrs. Joseph N. Teal, Mrs. A. K.
Rockey, Mrs. W. A. McCord, Madame
von Bolton, Mrs. Henry Waldo Coe, Miss
Vida Marshall, Miss Nicoloson, Mrs. Rich
ard R. Hoge. Mrs. FrankNau, Miss Col
gate, Mrs. Frederick Eggert, Mrs. James
H. Dewson, Mrs. R. G. McMillan.
Mrs. Fletcher Linn, who is a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Kerry, of Seattle, has
been the honor guest at a number of
luncheons and dinners. Mrs. Linn's sis
ter. Miss Elizabeth Sawyers, has had tha
distinction of being encaged as the soloist
WEDDING
INVITATIONS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The best engraved at ;'
W.G.SmithSGo.
Washington BMg., 4th and Washington
for the next Seattle symphony concert,
the last of March, which is the musical
event of the year.
Miss Virginia Ackerman, of San Fran
cisco, is" a guest of Mr. and Mrs: Sidney
Ackerman.
m
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Bates were hosts
at a dinner on Tuesday evening in the
drawing-rooms of the Hotel Portland in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Coleman.
Decorations were appropriate, typifying
Spring with Its profusion of fragrant blos
soms. The guests included: Governor
and Mrs. George E. Chamberlain, Dr. and
Mrs. Andrew C. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Willis E. Potter. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Pan
ton, Dr. and Mrs. G. T. Trommald, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank E. Dooly. Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey O Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. George
W. Thatcher, Dr. and Mrs. Hicks C. Ken
ton, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. A. Webber, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Kerns, Mr. and Sirs.
Karl Lively, Mrs. C. A. McCargar, Mrs
Alice Brown. Miss Lucile Dooly, Mr.
Maurice Dooly. Dr. McCracken and Mr.
Eugene Coleman.
Mr. anU Mrs. W. E. Lytle have an
nounced the engagement of their daughter
Ethel M. to Mr. J. W. Boothe, formerly of
New York, but now of Portland. Miss
Lytle is the possessor of a pleasing so
prano voice and is popular in musical cir
cles. Mr. Boothe is the son of Rev. John
Waters Boothe. of the Baptist Church of
White Plains, X. Y. '
Mrs. D. H. Rand was hostess on Thurs
day at a luncheon, entertaining 12 ma
trons. '
Although there is to be a cessation of
all formal dancing parties and receptions
during the Lenten season, bridge and skat
evidently will be the only diversions during
the alloted period of penitence. Among
the converts to the allurements of the
recent fad of skat may ba mentioned,
Mrs. J. A. Strowbi idge, Mrs. A. B. Strow
brldge. Miss F. H. Bodman, Mrs. W. B.
Ayer, Mrs. Arthur Minott, Mrs. C. F.
Beebe, Mrs. Wr. C. Alvord. Mrs. James
Laidlaw, Mrs. Morton Insley, Mrs. E. C.
8hevlin. Mrs. Ralph Wilbur, Mrs. L. H.
Tarpley, Mrs. F. M. Warren Jr., Mrs.
John Eben Young. Mrs. William Mac
Master, Mrs. W. J. Burns, Mrs. George
F. Russell. Mrs. Abe Meier, Mrs. S.
Frank, Mrs. R. L. Rush, Miss Alta Rush,
lCREISLER
KING OF VIOLINISTS
Plays Here Tues. Eve., Mar. 17, '08
' 7K&
t 1
FRITZ KRtISLER'8 high po
sition in the world of art has
been honestly and deservedly
attained by most exceptional
musicianship, untainted with
trickery or the exploitation of
fiersonality. He so impressed
lis art upon the musical public
during hia first visit here that
the announcement of his coming
has aroused the musical world,
and everywhere he is hailed as
the greatest living master of
the violin.
Kreisler and B
auer
Will Ploy at the
HEILIG THEATER
March 17th
Seat Sale Opess Saturday.
March Hth.
KRE1M,KR uses the STF.IX
WAV PIANO exclusively. This
HIM. of pianos is sold by
SHBRHAX, CI.AV Jfc COMP.VSV.
sole representatives for the Pa
cific Coast. Opposite Postoffice.
Cleber Hut
fffl
" MULLANrS
I ClBetautl 1
I TAFFIES 1
SIC IICBEL A CO,
' 81 Aseata.
Exceedingly attractive,
yet delicately refined,
tnese lingerie waists will
receive the immediate
sanction of women who
discriminate between the
ORDINARY and the
"HOUSE OF TONE"
models. They are of
French mull, handker
chief linen and allover
embroidery some with
the Mandarin and others
the new half-fitting
sleeves, also epaulet shoul
ders. Trimmings of Fillet
embroidery, Ne, Cluny,
Maltese, Po int Vanise
and Baby Irish insets,
tucks and plaits. Several
numbers of strictly tai
lored models in elegant
linen with tucks and plaits
showing the long line,
from waist to shoulder.
A. particularly strong
waist assemblage, ranging
in price from $1.50 to $15
artijolometo Company
cIke House of Tone'
392 Washington Street